KIRSTIE AND ZENA'S BEST OF LISTS...not necessarily in order...
Part 1 South America

BEST BEACHES
Lopez Mendes, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Ipanenma, Rio, Brazil
Dois Rios, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Paraty, Brazil
Playa I'Mangaratu, Punta del Este, Uruguay

BEST ACCOMMODATION
Posada del Siglo XIX, Salto, Uruguay
Golden Hotel, Curitiba, Brazil
Posada Holandes, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Adventure Hostel, Rio, Brazil
Backpacker de la Barra, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Portal del Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tango Inn, Bariloche, Argentina
Dama Juana Hostel, Mendoza, Argentina
Hotel Esmeralda, Coroico, Bolivia
Arthy's Guesthouse, La Paz, Bolivia

WORST ACCOMMODATION
Corre Caminos Hostel, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Casa do Rio, Paraty, Brazil
Pension Nuevo Ideal, Montevideo, Uruguay
Refugio on Laguna Colorada

BEST DINING EXPERIENCE
Sheraton Hotel, Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Our local bar (Rod's Place), Ilha Grande, Brazil
Rio buffet by kilo, Brazil
Fruit Salad on Lopez Mendes beach, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Chicken pasta in asparagus soup, home-made @ Punta del Este
Buenos Aires! - all too good to choose from
Dias de zapatos, Bariloche (mexican)
Tenedor libre, Las Tejenas, Mendoza (last night)
Salmon & stir fry veg, home-made @ Mendoza
Nayjama Restaurant, Oruro

WORST DINING EXPERIENCE
Papaya compote/jam, Santa Teresa, Rio, Brazil

BEST DRINKS
Latitud 33 Chardonnay (Argentina), Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Capirinhas (all varieties), Southern Brazil
Don Pascual Chardonnay (Uruguay), Salto, Uruguay
Sauvignon Blanc (Chile), Adventure Hostel, Ipanema, Rio, Brazil
Toscanini Cabernet Sauvignon (Uruguay),Punta del Este, Uruguay
Colon Chablis (Argentina), Buenos Aires
Finca Flitchman Malbec (Argentina), Mendoza
Trapiche Sauvignon Blanc (Argentina), Mendoza
George Duboeuf Chardonnay
Santa Rita Tres Medalles 120 Sauvignon Blanc (Chile)

WORST DRINKS
Vasco Viejo (Argentina), Posadas, Argentina
Vinho Tinto (Brazil) Curitiba, Brazil
Vinho Milho (Brazil), Rio, Brazil
Camomile liqueur, Santiago, Chile

BEST CITY/TOWN
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Curitiba, Brazil
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Paz, Bolivia

BEST NATURAL WONDER
Iguazzu Falls, Brazil/Argentina
Ilha Grande, Brazil
Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina
Quebradas, Salta & Jujuy Provinces, Argentina

BEST ACTIVITY/SIGHT-SEEING
Sambodrome, Rio Carnaval, Rio, Brazil
Rio viewpoints (Corvovado & Sugar Loaf Mountain), Brazil
Termas del Dayman thermal springs, Salto, Uruguay
Hiking on Ilha Grande, Brazil
Bloco de Santa Teresa, Rio Carnaval, Rio, Brazil
Hiking Volcan Villarica, Pucon, Chile
Mountain bike ride, Pucon, Chile
Hiking Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking, La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia
Rally driving & off roading in Panchita & Suzi

BEST LOCAL PERSON
Rod...barman on Ilha Grande, Brazil
Nacio...waiter in Montevideo, Uruguay
HI assistant (name unkown), Rio, Brazil
Tourist info man, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Luka, owner of Cruz del Sur Hostel, Ushuaia, Argentina
German, volcan tour guide, Pucon, Chile
Tourist info lady, Salta, Argentina
Paula, waitress in Milagro, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE
Ilha Grande, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Iguazzu Falls, Brazil/Argentina
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ushuaia, Argentina
El Calafate/El Chalten, Argentina
Pucon, Chile
Bolivia!
Mendoza, Argentina